Every available side from the peak period of this pioneering jazz pianist/composer! Jelly Roll's hits Black Bottom Stomp; Original Jelly Roll Blues; Grandpa's Spells, and Wolverine Blues join Dead... more

This late, great master of the 88s took his magic fingers (and that soaring voice) to Germany for this spellbinding live set, circa 1977. He digs into New Orleans R&B, rock 'n' roll, blues, soul and... more

In this fifth volume of our Fats Waller edition, Fats takes rare trips overseas. Fats' audiences were falling in the US. Europe was an obvious refuge. Fats' asking price was an unprecedented $2500 a... more

Thomas 'Fats' Waller was born in New York in 1904. His musical talents were obvious early - as was his charm - aged six, Fats talked his way into unlimited access to a neighbor's piano. His older... more

If you've encountered Volumes 1, 2 and 3 you'll know that Fats started life running and rarely slowed down. Born in New York in 1904, he showed early signs of the gifts that would sustain him... more

This third volume of our complete Waller edition charts our hero's progress from November 1934 to August 1936. Here we see the emergence of Fats, the larger-than-life entertainer, he of the... more

This is the final volume in JSP's Fats Waller series. Up to the end, there was no pause in his energy or creativity. Fats had toured Europe twice to deal with his waning American popularity, but as... more

Henry Byrd was born in 1918 in Bogalusa Louisiana. He seems to have made a living on the streets as a dancer and hustler. Somehow, he learned to play piano, guitar and drums, becoming a member of... more

Sidney Bechet was probably the greatest clarinetist of the classic jazz era and definitely the greatest soprano saxophonist. Thus, legends like Jelly Roll Morton, Meade "Lux" Lewis, Charlie Shavers,... more